Observations by Beebe 



Rapid increase of daylight in 

 water so bright it makes my 

 eyeballs ache. 

 Nothing in water. 

 200 12. 37.1 1 12.37.32 Beam on. Beam off. 



Couldn't see a thing. 

 Now a linuche jelly, brown one, 

 5 or 6 vibrating past. 

 120 12.39.10 12.39.35 Oxygen 750 pounds. 



(Bathysphere just in sight.) 

 100 12.39.55 12.40.16 Barometer 80, humidity 73%. 

 50 12. 14. 1 5 12.41.22 (Flags tied to cable plainly 



visible.) 

 20 12.41. 3 1 12.42.12 (Untying flags and first rope.) 



Sargassum weed on surface looks 

 pale sage green in color. 

 Surface 12.42.29 12.43.45 (Swinging cable boom out away 



from side of Ready.) 

 Ceiling looks like a queer wavy 

 carpet upside down. 

 On deck 12.44 Temperature outside 75°. 



Oxygen 700 pounds, barometer 



81/2. 



12.48 (Wing-bolt out.) 



12.53 (Nuts and door off and Beebe 



and Barton emerge, very 



cramped and uncomfortable.) 



